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This week on the Dynamic Leaders Podcast: First, Jamie and Colin talk about leaders that inspire them. Then Colin interviews Meredith Albertson, CMO at Stratifyd! Follow Meredith: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meredithpmorgan/ ------- Take the Podcast Listener Survey and help us continue to improve the show! https://rb.gy/a1vlvt ------- Music by HookSounds: https://www.hooksounds.com/ ------- Find more information on the Talent 409 Leadership Academy and connect with Colin: https://linktr.ee/cjcernig ------- Follow Jamie & her business: Instagram: @jamie_huffman & @puppypreparatory ------- Buy Colin's #1 Amazon bestselling book, Culture of Excellence: What We Can Learn From the Yankees About Leadership. Check out your purchasing options: https://www.talent409.com/culture-of-excellence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's interview is with Matthew Nolan, the head of Product Marketing for the Decision Sciences division at Pegasystems, driving Pega's portfolio of marketing technology, decision management, and customer engagement solutions. Matthew joins me today to talk about the democratisation of artificial intelligence (AI), what that means, the benefits and risks associated with that and some practical advice for leaders and practitioners looking to improve the experience that they deliver to their customers. This interview follows on from my recent interview – Enabling everyone to have the ability to understand the hidden stories in their data – Interview with Dr Derek Wang of Stratifyd — and is number 384 in the series of interviews with authors and business leaders that are doing great things, providing valuable insights, helping businesses innovate and delivering great service and experience to both their customers and their employees. NOTE: A big thank you goes out to the folks at Pega for sponsoring my podcast this month. It's almost time for PegaWorld iNspire, the annual conference from Pegasystems. Join them online for free on May 4 from 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time (that's 2 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. UK time) to learn how the world's most impactful companies are driving digital transformation. They'll have compelling keynotes, demos, and case studies in a highly interactive virtual format and a few surprises as well. Go to www.pegaworld.com to register for free and check out the full agenda. I've attended the last several PegaWorlds in person, and virtually, and I can't recommend it highly enough, so go register today! That's www.pegaworld.com

Today's interview is with Dr. Derek Wang, the founder and CEO of the AI-driven experience analytics platform Stratifyd. Derek joins me today to talk about empowering everyone to understand the hidden stories in their data, a vision of the future that features humans and AI working together to build better experience programs, proving or delivering a ROI for CX initiatives and some practical advice for leaders and practitioners in this space. This interview follows on from my recent interview – Getting closer to customers means connecting with them irrespective of the logistics – Interview with Bansi Mehta of Koru UX Design — and is number 383 in the series of interviews with authors and business leaders that are doing great things, providing valuable insights, helping businesses innovate and delivering great service and experience to both their customers and their employees. NOTE: A big thank you goes out to the folks at Pega for sponsoring my podcast this month. It's almost time for PegaWorld iNspire, the annual conference from Pegasystems. Join them online for free on May 4 from 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time (that's 2 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. UK time) to learn how the world's most impactful companies are driving digital transformation. They'll have compelling keynotes, demos, and case studies in a highly interactive virtual format and a few surprises as well. Go to www.pegaworld.com to register for free and check out the full agenda. I've attended the last several PegaWorlds in person, and virtually, and I can't recommend it highly enough, so go register today! That's www.pegaworld.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekxywang/ (Derek Wang) is Founder and CEO of Stratifyd. Derek and I cover a host of topics, including the commoditization and democratization of Artificial Intelligence, some interesting use cases around Customer Experience Analytics, and where Derek thinks the technology is going forward. Super interesting discussion if you're curious about analytics in customer experience, or you are deep into the topic.

昨天，胡润研究院发布《2021胡润全球富豪榜》。上榜企业家财富计算截止日期为2021年1月15日。榜单显示，全球新增412位十亿美金企业家，总数达到3228人，创历史新高。特斯拉CEO埃隆·马斯克财富比去年增加近万亿人民币，达到1.28万亿，首次成为世界首富。 此前媒体报道的百度造车公司已完成注册，名称为“集度汽车有限公司”，注册资本为20亿元，法定代表人为夏一平。集度汽车有限公司的经营范围包括：新能源汽车整车及相关零部件的技术服务、技术开发；道路机动车辆生产；汽车零部件及配件制造；销售汽车、汽车零部件等。集度汽车有限公司一共设置5个董事会席位，除了夏一平外，另外有3位董事来自百度、1位董事来自吉利。 36氪获悉，昨天，腾讯游戏旗下天美工作室群宣布，应邀加入联合国环境规划署发起的“玩游戏，救地球”联盟。天美将在未来12个月内，通过创造游戏内外的体验和教育，帮助超过1.1亿玩家更好地应对气候挑战。该联盟由联合国环境规划署发起，旨在支持游戏行业携手通过游戏的力量提升公众环保认知。联盟其他成员包括索尼、微软、育碧Supercell和创梦天地等。天美是该联盟中第一家来自中国的游戏研发工作室。 昨天，跟谁学发布公告称，公司内部独立调查已基本结束，没有发现对公司历史财务报表有重大不利影响的证据。跟谁学股票盘后一度涨近20%。2020年2月26日，针对上市不足一周年的跟谁学，美国做空机构灰熊发布了第一份做空报告，此后香橼、浑水等多家国际知名做空机构对跟谁学共进行了15轮做空。 据报道，苹果主要芯片供应商台积电有望在今年下半年开始3纳米工艺芯片的风险生产，届时该公司将能够生产3万块采用了更先进的技术的芯片。报道称，凭借苹果在订单方面的承诺，台积电计划在2022年中，将3纳米工艺的月产能提升到5.5万块，并在2023年将产能进一步扩大到10.5万块。与5纳米工艺芯片相比，3纳米芯片在功耗和性能方面分别提升了30%和15%。 36氪获悉，“Stratifyd”完成数千万美元B轮融资，由Georgian Partners领投，腾讯跟投，光璞资本担任独家财务顾问。本轮融资将主要用于全球市场推广、销售体系建设和进一步产品研发。Stratifyd是一家基于人工智能、机器学习、自然语言分析的通用型数据分析平台公司。 昨天腾讯正式发布首个软硬件全自研的多模态四足机器人，该机器人采用腾讯Robotics X实验室原创自研的足轮融合方案，运动速度最高可达25km/h。腾讯表示，未来它将有望在机器人巡逻、安保、救援等领域发挥作用。

Today's guest is the great and brilliant Dr. Derek Wang, Founder and CEO of Stratifyd. Since 2015, Stratifyd has raised $50+ million for its AI-powered analytics platform, enabling enterprises to transform structured and unstructured human textual data. In this episode, Dr. Wang shares hard-won lessons about conveying the value of AI to potential clients. Getting started with AI in your organization? Discover three critical insights for beginning with AI: emerj.com/beg1

Good mentors make great leaders. Every great leader has had a mentor to guide them down the right path. Tanner Luck's life has changed for the better because of mentorship.Tanner has found numerous mentors throughout his life, but truly found impactful mentors that would help him launch his tech sales career at memoryBlue. Tanner had the opportunity to work with a variety of clients at memoryBlue and ultimately got hired out by his client, Stratifyd. Today, Tanner is a successful Regional Sales Manager at Splunk.On this episode of Tech Sales is for Hustlers, Tanner shares many pearls of wisdom including, how mentorship changed his life, why practice makes perfect, and he shares his personal growth journey.

About this nugget: This nugget was pulled from episode 237 from an interview with Derek Wang from Stratifyd.  This nugget is on building an execution focused culture. What is a nugget of the week?:  The host John Siracusa has recorded over 300 episodes as the host of the Bank On It fintech podcast where he interviews founders building the future of fintech and the VCS/Angels who fund them.  With each interview there’s this wow moment when the person interviewed has shared something really special, unique or a reminder on how founders or investors should think. So, here we are delivering those moments to you in the form of a bite sized nugget. About Derek Wang: Derek is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder at Stratifyd, an AI-powered customer data analytics company based in Charlotte, NC. Wang founded Stratifyd after years of experience in research science, machine learning and analytics, and following his professorship in Computer Science at UNC Charlotte. About the host: John, is the host of the ‘Bank On It’ podcast recorded onsite in Wall Street at OpenFin.   He's also the founder of the remotely recorded, studio quality standardized audio production system called ListenDeck. As a  fintech, VC, financial services industry enthusiast and connector. He’s in the center of the fintech ecosystem, keeping current with the ever-innovating industry.  Stay in the fintech know by subscribing to ‘Bank On It’, Follow John on LinkedIn, Twitter, Medium

Listen to Dan's interview with the great and brilliant Dr. Derek Wang, CEO and Founder of Stratifyd. Dr. Wang's AI-powered analytics company has raised $50 million+, enabling enterprise companies to transform structured and unstructured human textual data from a unified platform. Episode topics include: a view of analytics for financial services before and after transformation for machine learning, the maturity landscape from retrospective dashboards to predictive analytics, and Derek's hard-won lessons from new implementations. Want to discover the core AI use cases driving transformation in Financial Services? Get Emerj's FS Cheat Sheet: emerj.com/fin1

Derek Wang is the CEO and co-founder of Stratifyd, Inc. Wang grew up in Beijing and received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Along with two other co-founders –began conducting government-funded research on the ways AI could be used to ingest, analyze, and visualize unstructured data.

Today, we welcome Derek Wang, founder and CEO of Stratifyd, to the Charlotte Angel Connection. Derek was raised in Beijing and moved to the United States to obtain his Ph.D. from UNC Charlotte.  While attending UNC he spent time on the West coast working with Microsoft Research and PARC.  Derek became a Professor at UNC Charlotte and realized AI was being controlled by large companies.  He wanted to deliver the same benefits the large companies were exploring to companies of all sizes. Stratifyd is a startup headquartered in Charlotte, NC. The company has been designed to equip business leaders worldwide with deep intellectual business insights in minutes instead of months. Since its founding, Stratifyd has evolved into an Augmented Intelligence platform that leverages machine learning technology with human intellect to empower businesses to make data-driven decisions.  The platform is built on their patented algorithms that leverage Machine Learning (ML) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) for any businesses. I had the benefit of doing an interview with Derek at Packard Place in February 2019 and it was my first time meeting him. Very quickly I became a fan of Derek’s and saw the charisma and passion he puts into Stratifyd. In this podcast, the goal was to let our audience hear from themselves the type of leader Derek is.  We talk about the business but also the world surrounding the business with topics like have Georgian Partners as an investor (listen to my podcast from last year with Tyson Baber from Georgian Partners where among other things we talk about their investment in Stratifyd and Derek here), when and how did Derek know it was time to raise money, and what’s the impact machine learning is going to have on the future of our kids. He speaks about why he did a startup in Charlotte and his experience during the early days of the company.  We dive into how he processed the first ‘no’ in the fundraising process (super cool to listen to this part). Derek discusses what it takes for leaders to inspire.  The importance of being frank and honest and ability to attract talent.  He explains what Statifyd needs to improve upon in the next decade, the limits of machine learning and benefits, and the biggest hurdle of AI. At the end of the podcast we speak about Stratifyd’s milestones for 2020.  It’s a great podcast and insight into a company that is clearly driving Charlotte into the new decade.  Enjoy this edition of the Charlotte Angel Connection.   William Bissett is the owner of and an Investment Advisor Representative of Portus Wealth Advisors, a Registered Investment Adviser. Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. Opinions expressed on this program do not necessarily reflect those of Portus Wealth Advisors. The topics discussed and opinions given are not intended to address the specific needs of any listener.  Portus Wealth Advisors does not offer legal or tax advice, listeners are encouraged to discuss their financial needs with the appropriate professional regarding your individual circumstance.  Investments described herein may be speculative and may involve a substantial risk of loss. Interests may be offered only to persons who qualify as accredited investors under applicable state and federal regulation or an eligible employee of the management company. There generally is no public market for the Interests. Prospective investors should particularly note that many factors affect performance, including changes in market conditions and interest rates, and other economic, political or financial developments. Past performance is not, and should not be construed as, indicative of future results.

Imagine being able to capture every source of end-user interaction - from both structured and unstructured data - to provide a rich view of customer experience and actionable intelligence, in real-time. In this episode, Jon Prial talks with Derek Wang, the founder and CEO of Stratifyd, a company with an AI-powered end-to-end customer analytics platform that is enabling its customers to do just that.On the show, Jon and Derek discuss Stratifyd's vision and how he and his colleagues have taken a trove of unstructured data and applied it to a specific market space using machine learning and NLP to deliver valuable insights and workflow automation.In this episode you'll hear:How Stratifyd built a startup outside a traditional tech hubHow they are using unsupervised learning and NLP on unstructured data to provide immediate automated insights into vast amounts of customer dataHow they then use supervised deep learning to generate automated workflows and decision-makingWhy privacy and trust are a priority when handling such vast quantities of dataDerek Wang is founder and CEO of Stratifyd, a customer analytics platform designed to equip business leaders worldwide with deep business insights in minutes instead of months. Before starting Stratifyd, Derek worked in academia, as Associate Director of the Charlotte Visualization Center working on visualization and visual analytics.

AI in financial services is a growing trend. With AI, FinServ companies are increasingly able to ingest and analyze data from a variety of channels in a timely and accurate manner - dramatically impacting on customer experience, acquisition, and retention. North Carolina-based Stratifyd is a technology company providing an end-to-end AI-powered customer analytics platform to companies worldwide. The platform utilizes unsupervised machine learning, natural language understanding, topic modelling, predictive intelligence, sentiment analysis, and more to help solve the unique problems enterprises face. Stratifyd is already deployed by blue-chip companies in sectors spanning CPG, automotive, pharma, insurance, and Fortune 500 financial services companies. The Stratifyd’s platform enables companies to efficiently tailor marketing efforts, increase customer retention, improve products and services, and boost revenue based on the timely and accurate analysis of unstructured data. The platform’s sophisticated AI-powered engine is also able to ingest complex data feeds and rapidly deliver real value in the form of actionable insights – all delivered via an easy to use interface which requires no prior knowledge of natural language processing or analytics by the end-user. The Firm also recently closed a $25 million Series B investment led by Georgian Partners who are investors in growth-stage SaaS-based business software companies that harness applied artificial intelligence, conversational AI, and trust – along with participation from previous investors. Derek Wang, Co-founder and CEO, Stratifyd, joins me on my daily tech podcast to share the human story behind the tech company. He grew up in Beijing and received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Shortly after, he – along with the company’s two other co-founders – began conducting government-funded research on the ways AI could be used to ingest, analyze, and visualize unstructured data. During this period, Derek found strong use cases while working with Bank of America, Microsoft, and Motorola Solutions. This post-doctorate work was the foundation on which Stratifyd was built. Under Derek’s leadership, Stratifyd is recognized as an innovator and global force in the customer analytics industry. As the company continues to grow, Derek is looking towards the future. I learn how he is currently focusing on Stratifyd’s vision to take data and AI democratization to the next level.

Every week the show host John Siracusa talks with impressive fintech leaders and entrepreneurs, through conversation uncovers the remarkable stories behind them, their creations and the most important topics in fintech.   You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio.   In this episode the host John Siracusa chats with Derek Wang from Stratifyd.  Stratifyd, is an AI powered analytics platform that is built around the customer feedback loop to enable enterprise companies to transform structured and unstructured human textual data that can be found in call center platforms, surveys, product reviews, CRM systems, and interactive chat sessions.   Tune in and Listen.   Subscribe now on iTunes, Google , Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio to hear Thursday's episode with Peter Brodsky from Hyperscience.   About the host:   John is the host of the twice-weekly “Bank On It” podcast recorded onsite at offices of Carpenter Group, a creative services agency focused on the financial services industry. He's a highly sought after fintech, VC and financial services industry enthusiast and connector. He's in the center of the fintech ecosystem, keeping current with the ever-innovating industry.   Follow John on LinkedIn, Twitter or on Medium

Every week the show host John Siracusa talks with impressive fintech leaders and entrepreneurs, through conversation uncovers the remarkable stories behind them, their creations and the most important topics in fintech. You can subscribe to this podcast and stay up to date on all the stories here on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio. In this episode the host John Siracusa chats with Carlos Domingo from SPiCE VC & Securitize.  Securitize, is an end-to-end platform for enabling companies to tokenize any asset as a securitytoken and SPiCE's vision is to utilize blockchain technologies to disrupt the venture capital industry with the first truly liquid and inclusive VC fund, issuing regulatory-compliant securities tokens.    Tune in and Listen.   Subscribe now on iTunes, Google , Stitcher, Spotify and iHeartRadio to hear next Tuesday's episode with Derek Wang from Stratifyd.   About the host:   John is the host of the twice-weekly “Bank On It” podcast recorded onsite at offices of Carpenter Group, a creative services agency focused on the financial services industry. He's a highly sought after fintech, VC and financial services industry enthusiast and connector. He's in the center of the fintech ecosystem, keeping current with the ever-innovating industry.   Follow John on LinkedIn, Twitter or on Medium

“As a computer scientist, I firmly believe at some point, AI is going to help automate most of the tasks,” says Stratifyd CEO Derek Wang. But Wang's not predicting human-free companies. For him, AI is like a sous chef helping humans cook up complex decisions. “Business is all about people. I don’t see people going anywhere without inserting themselves in every single step of the business.” Get email updates about new episodes.

Tyson Baber went to college at the University of North Carolina.  Early in his career he worked for IBM as an M&A Business Development Executive.  In 2014, he relocated to Toronto and became a Partner at Georgian Partners. Georgian Partners is a growth-stage fund focused on companies who provide unique business value through machine learning and artificial intelligence applied to unique data. Tyson loves helping companies navigate through the growth stage and making them more valuable. In today’s podcast, we talk about GDPR and how it will be enforced in the US.  Tyson discusses the importance of building trust with his clients.  We also discuss how start-ups can best compete with the “giants” in AI. We discuss the “Uber effect”, and what drives business valuations in different parts of the US.  Georgian Partners looks for companies outside of the Tech Industries.  They look for the “Aces in the deck”, which they found here in Charlotte with Stratifyd and PrecisionLender. You won’t want to miss this podcast!   William Bissett is the owner of and an Investment Advisor Representative of Portus Wealth Advisors, a Registered Investment Adviser. Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. Opinions expressed on this program do not necessarily reflect those of Portus Wealth Advisors. The topics discussed and opinions given are not intended to address the specific needs of any listener.  Portus Wealth Advisors does not offer legal or tax advice, listeners are encouraged to discuss their financial needs with the appropriate professional regarding your individual circumstance.  Investments described herein may be speculative and may involve a substantial risk of loss. Interests may be offered only to persons who qualify as accredited investors under the Securities Act, and a Qualified Purchaser as defined in Section 2(a)(51)(A) under the Company Act or an eligible employee of the management company. There generally is no public market for the Interests. Prospective investors should particularly note that many factors affect performance, including changes in market conditions and interest rates, and other economic, political or financial developments. Past performance is not, and should not be construed as, indicative of future results.

John interviews Derek Wang, founder and CEO of Stratifyd, a machine learning and artificial intelligence startup that is achieving escape velocity just 4 years into its existence.  Derek discusses finalizing four rounds of funding (including a recent $30 million round led by Georgian Partners), being an immigrant founder, the history of ML/AI, the future of tech, China vs Europe vs the US, women in tech, and many other fascinating topics.  

Today we share Sam Smith’s story.  Sam came to our first Charlotte Angel Connection event last February (where we first met) and has been back to each one since. She has a thirst to be part of and leading the Charlotte entrepreneurial scene.  It’s led her to start Vishion, Collective Hustle and put on the 1st Seed the South event in January 2019.  All three are great getting great traction and we're excited to see them grow and the impact they will have on Charlotte! Vishion is her startup. It’s the only mobile app that uses a product’s true color data, fashion trend and user preferences to help shoppers find the ideal color. The concept came to her after her own frustrating experience after falling in love with the blackspash in the bar at Kindred on a date night with her husband. Sam’s the type of person who once she latched onto her idea, she just never let go. Collective Hustle is a Charlotte investor and startup coalition looking to improve the Queen City’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.  She started it last year with Aru from botSplash.  They host invitation only events with a focus on inclusion and ways to assist female and minority entrepreneurs in Charlotte. Seed the South was last month. It took a huge effort from Sam and her team to get it off the ground and served as Charlotte’s first non-Fintech Demo Day. Check out our podcast with Sam today to hear more about how the last couple of years have shaped who she is.  It’s a great podcast as we sat down and had a couple of Triple C beers one Friday afternoon. Local Note and Thoughts: Stay tuned for Emir and James – co-founders of Rabbu – on the podcast next week.  Rabbu recently wrapped up a $1.5 million funding round and they are ready for the next stage of growth.  Listen in next week to learn how they got here and where they plan to go. Finsiders had their annual awards earlier this week.  Sam Smith won the Dan Roselli Community Organizer award.  Derek Wang, CEO and Founder of Stratifyd won for Best Innovation. Tim Griffin, CEO and Founder of Cloosiv, won for Risk Taker/Fail Fast.  Mark Mahoney, CEO and Founder of Jack Rabbit Technologies won the 2019 Change Champion.  Congrats to all the winners. The Charlotte Angel Connection next quarterly event is in the works – though the date may be changing to accommodate the company. John Cambier and Lister Delgado from IDEA Fund Partners will be in Charlotte to do an on-stage Partner Pitch (the pitch will be from 6:30 to 7:30pm) – which means they are going to go into detail with an entrepreneur about their company as though they are interested in investing – and they may even be.  I hope to have the company named by the podcast for next week.  Stay tune and come see a professional team in due diligence. Also SeedSpark – a technology and digital solutions company – is going to sponsor our first ever Entrepreneur Date Night Award.  We will have the startups in attendance (demo tables) vote on the entrepreneur they think is most worthy of a $100 gift certificate to a Charlotte area restaurant. It’s a small token to the countless spousal/significant dinners founders must give up as they bring their projects to life. QC Fintech is also in the process of interviewing for their spring class and after speaking with Dan recently they are seeing some really good companies.  Be on the lookout for announcements for the spring class and the opportunities you will have to meet them and ultimately support them as they come to Charlotte for 12 weeks to incubate their ideas and companies.       William Bissett is an Investment Advisor Representative with Secrest Blakey & Associates, a Registered Investment Adviser.  Opinions expressed on this program do not necessarily reflect those of Secrest Blakey & Associates. The topics discussed and opinions given are not intended to address the specific needs of any listener.  Secrest Blakey & Associates does not offer legal or tax advice,

An accomplished, published, and recognized academic leader in Data Analytics and a Business Visionary, Derek spearheaded techniques to analyze structured and unstructed data from resources around the web in order to create predictive algorithms for companies across the globe. This knowledge became the foundation of his passion, Stratifyd.

欢迎收听丽莎老师讲机器人，想要孩子参加机器人竞赛、创意编程、创客竞赛的辅导，找丽莎老师！欢迎添加微信号：153 5359 2068，或搜索微信公众号：我最爱机器人。丽莎老师讲机器人之不知不觉渗入生活的AI技术。人工智能正越来越多的渗透入人们的生活，改变人们的生活，从自然语言生成到语音识别、从医疗诊断到商业决策，AI逐渐开始显露出巨大的优势，并且它的脚步不会停止。1.自然语言生成（NLG）自然语言生成是人工智能的一个子学科，它可以将海量的数据转换成人类可读的文本，通过这样的方式实现与人类的交流。目前主要的应用是为客户提供报告生成和市场摘要等服务。通过对数据的分析、挖掘理解，从数据中抽取出有效的信息并总结成文本输出。优秀的AI还能实现自动排版和美化，做到可读性与优良的可视化效果。目前该技术主要由Attivio, Automated Insights, Cambridge Semantics, Digital Reasoning, Lucidworks, Narrative Science, SAS, and Yseop等公司提供。2.语音识别提到语音识别，人们第一时间会想到手机里的Siri。你可以直接通过语音告诉它你的想法、需求或者任何其他的东西。通过机器学习算法，它可以将声音序列转化为对应的词语并进行理解，随后给出响应。支撑它最核心的功能就是准确的识别你发出的声音所表达的意思。当然除了Siri还有很多很多的语音识别系统。每天，都有更多的系统都被创造出来，它们可以通过声音识别人类语言，通过语音响应交互系统和移动应用程序服务于成千上万的 人。目前提供语音识别服务的公司包括NICE, Nuance Communications, OpenText 和Verint Systems。3 .虚拟助理虚拟助理就是能够与人类交互的计算机助理或程序。这种技术最常见的例子是聊天机器人。你可以向他们查询天气、餐馆、服务，甚至可以请它们帮忙预订酒店、机票或者是演出的门票，并为你计划好日程。想象一下，早上起来你告诉你的虚拟助理明天要去广州出差，任务结束后想去见见住在深圳的朋友，吃个饭看看电影。它就能帮帮你查好明天的机票、规划好路线行程所用的时间，并预定好出租车。同时还会根据你的喜好和网上信息定好深圳的餐馆，并给你的朋友发去定位，随后寻找一家最适合的电影院来部大片度过一个美妙的夜晚。除此之外、虚拟助理目前正被用于智能家居管理，它可以接入室内的智能设备，只需你一个指令、就能为你开灯、把电视放到喜欢的台，热好牛奶。提供虚拟助理服务的公司包括供Amazon, Apple, Artificial Solutions, Assist AI, Creative Virtual, Google, IBM, IPsoft, Microsoft, and Satisfy4.机器学习平台机器学习(Machine Learning ML)是计算机科学的一个分支学科，也是人工智能的一个分支。它的目标是开发出让计算机能够自己学习的技术。但今天一般的机器学习已经不需要开发人员自己费力耗时的研究编程、有很多的机器学习平台提供了从算法到应用的一系列工具，包括APIs、开发和培训工具、大数据、应用程序甚至运行算法的基础设施云服务。今天机器学习平台正获得越来越多的注意力，企业和个人都可以接入使用。无需特别深厚的学术功底和技术能力，只需要自己的数据就可以实现机器学习应用。甚至，有的平台还提供数据标注服务。一些销售ML平台的公司包括Fractal Analytics, Google, H2O.ai, Microsoft, SAS, Skytree, and Adext。值得一提的是Adext AI是世界上第一个观众管理工具，它将真正的AI和机器学习应用于数字广告，为每一个广告找到可能带来潜在收益的观众或群体。另外深度学习平台是机器学习重要的部分。深度学习包括具有各种抽象层的人工神经回路，这些抽象层可以模拟人脑，处理数据并创建决策模式。它目前主要用于识别模式和分类的应用程序，包括了计算机视觉、自然语言处理、语音处理等非常广泛的应用。除了互联网巨头外，很多初创公司和独角兽都提供了自己对于深度学习独到的解决方案。Deep Instinct, Ersatz Labs, Fluid AI, MathWorks, Peltarion, Saffron Technology 和Sentient Technologies都有值得探索的深层学习技术。5 .人工智能优化硬件人工智能使得硬件更加友好。怎样做到的？现在通过专门为执行人工智能的任务而设计和构造的新图形和中央处理单元和处理设备。除了GPU用于加速神经网络和并行计算外，一系列专用芯片也如雨后春笋般出现，像神经计算棒、自动驾驶芯片和健康管理芯片等ASIC逐渐走入了我们的生活，支撑着低成本、高性能、低功耗的产品。这些芯片可以直接插入你的便携式设备和其他地方。目前Alleviate, Cray, Google, IBM, Intel, and Nvidia等公司都在致力于开发下一代为人工智能优化的硬件产品。6.生物测定学这项技术可以识别、测量和分析人类行为以及身体结构和形态的物理特性。比如人体步态、行为分析、特征点检测、声纹、虹膜、指纹甚至签名笔迹等等生物特征都可以利用人工智能进行识别。利用深度学习的强大能力，将人体特征进行量化准确的测定。它令人类和机器之间更自然的互动，包括与触摸、图像、语音和肢体语言识别相关的互动，在市场研究领域中占有重要地位。3VR、factiva、Agnitio、FaceFirst、sensor、Synqera和Tahzoo都是致力于开发这一领域的生物测定公司。7.自动化机器人自动化机器人使用模拟和自动化人工任务的脚本和方法来完成工作流程。当雇用人从事特定工作或任务过于昂贵或效率低下时，自动化机器人就特别有用。除此之外，包括市场营销、文本处理、以及一切重复性、规则性的劳动都可以被自动化机器人取代。这样可以最大限度地利用人力资源，让员工进入到更具战略性和创造性的岗位，使员工的工作能真正影响公司的发展。（注：这里的机器人除了传统工业机器人外，很大程度上指的是自动化处理程序）Advanced Systems Concepts, Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism, UiPath, and WorkFusion也是拥有自动化机器人技术的公司。8．文本分析和自然语言处理（NLP）这项技术通过统计方法和ML来进行文本分析，理解句子的结构，以及它们的含义和意图。文本分析和自然语言处理主要用于分词词性标注、命名实体、情感分析、文本分类等等，而结合文本分析可以实现智能审核、智能采编、自动问答，以及文本的自动生成、知识图谱等等，同时还被用于安全系统和欺诈检测。大量自动助理和应用程序也在使用它们来提取非结构化数据。比如医疗机构病历电子化和合同的法律合规等都是他们的应用范围。这些技术的一些服务提供商和供应商包括Basis Technology, Coveo, Expert System, Indico, Knime, Lexalytics, Linguamatics, Mindbreeze, Sinequa, Stratifyd, 和Synapsify.9.情感识别这项技术允许软件使用高级图像处理或音频数据处理来“读取”人脸上的情感。我们现在已经可以捕捉“微表情”或微妙的肢体语言线索，以及暴露一个人感情的语音语调了。执法人员可以使用这项技术来尝试在审讯中发现更多信息。在市场上还有其他更广泛的应用。越来越多的初创公司致力于该领域。除了口头分析之外，将音频输入，可以用来描述一个人的性格特征，包括他们积极、激动、生气或喜怒无常的等级。同时情感视频分析被用来激发新产品创意，识别升级并增强消费者体验。情感人工智能被用于游戏、无人驾驶、机器人、教育、医疗保健行业和其他领域，利用来自面部和语音的数据进行面部编码和情感分析。10.图像识别图像识别是识别和检测数字图像或视频中的物体或特征的过程，人工智能越来越多地叠加在这一技术之上，产生了巨大的效果。人工智能可以在社交媒体平台上搜索照片，并将其与各种数据集进行比较，以确定哪些照片在与搜索图像最相关。图像识别技术还可以用于检测车牌、诊断疾病、分析客户及其意见，以及进行面部识别来验证用户。同时我们日常生活中接触最多的“刷脸”也属于图像识别的一种。除此之外，电商平台上的图像检索，农作物病虫害识别、安防监控、交通监测和智慧城市等都在大规模使用着图像识别。

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Today we welcome back John Espey, Co-Founder and CEO of Levvel.  Levvel has started getting some much deserved press locally for the fast growth track they have burned over the last 5 years.  Last week we spent the majority of our time talking about the track of Levvel over the last 6 to 7 years as it morphed from Reward Summit and into Levvel. This week I wanted to spend some time with John exploring entrepreneurship in general and specifically in Charlotte.  He’s been with several successful companies and several that weren’t so he’s seen success and failure in Charlotte.  As such, he’s got great perspective and insight into doing things here. Stay tuned to the end as John and I discuss why Charlotte can’t seem to promote its own startup successes like Avid, Passport, DealCloud, MapAnything, Stratifyd, etc. What is necessary to grow Charlotte’s entrepreneurial community: more investors or more entrepreneurs? How do you get more entrepreneurs into Charlotte? Do we need home grown talent or do we need to import a bunch of millennials and future founders to come to Charlotte and start companies? What does John say to a younger version of himself – the 36 year old John who started Reward Summit (which eventually became Levvel)? What advice does John have for the young entrepreneur in Charlotte trying to raise capital? What does John have to say to potential Charlotte area investors who are interested in venture capital or angel investments? Charlotte doesn’t have a huge research presence yet – though UNCC is making big inroads – and we don’t have a medical university.  What does John think we have as a community to promote as great for entrepreneurs? Does John have a hard time finding talent in Charlotte given everyone says there isn’t enough talent in Charlotte? Hopefully you enjoyed our podcast interview with John today.  I thought it was a great discussion on entrepreneurship in the Charlotte area and entrepreneurship in Charlotte in general.  I thought was it was a really good two part interview.  Next week, we welcome Curtis Watkins, CEO of BovaMetrics to the podcast to talk about his company - delivering a virtual assistant to help financial advisors add value to your portfolio through use of performance harvesting. William Bissett is an Investment Advisor Representative with Secrest Blakey & Associates, a Registered Investment Adviser.  Opinions expressed on this program do not necessarily reflect those of Secrest Blakey & Associates. The topics discussed and opinions given are not intended to address the specific needs of any listener.  Secrest Blakey & Associates does not offer legal or tax advice, listeners are encouraged to discuss their financial needs with the appropriate professional regarding your individual circumstance.  Investments described herein may be speculative and may involve a substantial risk of loss. Interests may be offered only to persons who qualify as accredited investors under the Securities Act, and a Qualified Purchaser as defined in Section 2(a)(51)(A) under the Company Act or an eligible employee of the management company. There generally is no public market for the Interests.  Prospective investors should particularly note that many factors affect performance, including changes in market conditions and interest rates, and other economic, political or financial developments. Past performance is not, and should not be construed as, indicative of future results.